Gallery Photos: Best of Stephen Thompson view 16 images Challenge accepted. Less than 24 hours after ex-UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis pitched a fight with two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson , he’s gotten the verbal green light. Thompson (21-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) today posted on Instagram that he’d be happy to take on Pettis (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC), telling fans he’ll welcome the veteran lightweight. “We both got highlight reels, let’s do it!” Thompson wrote. Pettis made the callout after a tough run at lightweight, with a bid to cut the line of contenders unsuccessful against Tony Ferguson at UFC 229. The setback left him at 3-6 in his past nine outings.
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Stephen Thompson welcomes Anthony Pettis fight ‘for the fans’ – MMA Junkie